Motorola's Pioneering 8-bit 6800 : Origins and Architecture
Part 1 of the story of Motorola's 8-bit microprocessor design
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Part 1 of the story of Motorola's 8-bit microprocessor design
Motorola’s Semiconductors Components Group – Motorola Semiconductor – was late to the microprocessor party in more ways than one. The company never developed a successful PMOS process technology, so it was sending custom LSI chip designs like calculator chips for customers out to other semiconductor makers such as Mostek and AMS (Advanced Memory Systems). Despite…